Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whither shall I go then from thy spirit? Or, whither shall I flee from thy presence?
New American Standard Bible
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
King James Version
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Holman Bible
Where can I flee from Your presence?
International Standard Version
Where can I flee from your spirit? Or where will I run from your presence?
A Conservative Version
Where shall I go from thy Spirit? Or where shall I flee from thy presence?
American Standard Version
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Amplified
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
Bible in Basic English
Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you?
Darby Translation
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence?
Julia Smith Translation
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? and whither from thy face shall I flee?
King James 2000
Where shall I go from your Spirit? or where shall I flee from your presence?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Where I can go from your Spirit, or where can I flee from your presence?
Modern King James verseion
Where shall I go from Your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from Your presence?
NET Bible
Where can I go to escape your spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?
New Heart English Bible
Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
The Emphasized Bible
Whither can I go from thy spirit? or whither, from thy face, can I flee?
Webster
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
World English Bible
Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
Youngs Literal Translation
Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?
Themes
God » Is declared to be » Omnipresent
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » A terror to evil does
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 139:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go then from thy spirit? Or, whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Cross References
Jonah 1:3
And Jonah made him ready to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and gat him down to Joppa, and found there a ship ready to go to Tarshish, and paid his fare, and went aboard, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:23-24
Am I then God that seeth but the thing, which is nigh at hand, and not that is afar off? sayeth the LORD.
Jonah 1:10
Then were the men exceedingly afraid and said unto him, "Why didst thou so?" For they knew that he was fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
Acts 5:9
Then Peter said unto her, "Why have ye agreed together, to tempt the spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out."